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Germany's special interests, it has
full reason to be assured that Germa-
NY on her part also will continue to
abstain from any action tending 10
affect the dignity Of Russia, or the
interests which have arisen through.
u historical relations with our Eas-
e co-reIigionists, and that Germa-
ny's influence will be exclusively
directed to the maintenance of the
general peace, which Europe needs,
and which is.equnlly the object of the
'most earnest desire of the Russian
Gar and his people. The 0 com
plicated and critical political circum.
stances may be, the more caution and
calm are imperative in discussing
them, and consequently the less JUST
fcation exists for the precipitate and
self opiniated character OF the com-
ments INDUCED in by newspapers
whose voice is by 10 means unimpor'
tant in international relatIons.-DGtY
Telegraph.
, 1887-01-15

receive any sutstenance. On the ninth
day, worn roout by debility and
emaciation. " she capitulated, and
signed a confession stating that during
her previous fasts she had occasionally
taken food secretly. IT, is alleged by
some psychologists that in certain we'll
proved cases the insane have borne
fasting better and longer than the
healthy. The fact, however, remains
and no exceptions to the rule. based
upon the experiences of a Merlatti
or q SucCi will shake or pefute it
that warm biooded men and women
cannot sustain life for indefinite peri
DDS, like hybernating animals, with
out food or drink. The body of man
deprived for an undue time OF its natu-
raj and r~ecuperatlye sustenlation be-
gins by suffering emaciation its Sc
cretions are greatly diminished or ar
rested altogether; and finally, the
animal heat fails rapidly. That it
is possible for healthy men to do with
out food for W or ven three days
in succession is established by count
less incontrover,ible evidences sup
piled by the history Of war in all
times. The Autobiography of Ser
geant William Lawrence" who
fought for six years under the Duke
of Wellington in the Peninsula, and
also in the Waterloo campaign, shows
that he and his comrades were almost
starved to death on muDy occasions.
The late Senator Benton, of Missouri,
who died a very old and vigorous man.
was fond of reIating that, in bis youth
he passed a week upon what was them
called "the great American desert"
without solid food crossing his lips,
his only support being water. SUCH
instances Of masculine endurance are
encouraging 10 the human race, like
the many stories of NapoIeon's def
ance Of the ordinary cravings OF his
kind for food and sleep. When, how
ever we are asked 10 admire such
sensational feals as lhos: which Mer-
latti and Succi have just performed as
a speculative exhibition, the npproba-
tiOn Of mankind will he withheld from
the futile undertaking.
, 1887-01-15

man had c lei and caused a little
bread and water to be set by him,
which he was found not to have
tasted in the space of thirty-twO
days. Coming forth into the street
halt-naked he made a speech to the
people wherein he protested to do all
this blythe help Of the blessed Virgin.
Many did take it for a miracle, es-
teeming him a person of singular
holiness; others thought him 10 be
frantic and mad, and so in a short
time he came to bs neglected, and,
leaving the country, went to Rome
where he gave the like proof to Pope
Clement VII" More faith will be
accorded to instances Of extraordinary
fasting which have happened at a
later date. thus we learn from
Chambers "Book Of Days" that, in
1862, Ann Walsh, of Harrogate,
a girl aged twelve, suddenly lost her
appetite. Her sole support for
eighteen months was one.third of a
pint of wine and water daily, a1d
she suffered little in looks or in the
general state of her health. No claim
was made on her behalf to miraculous
powers, and the story was generally
believed by her contemporaries.
Within our own time there have
been we'll authenticated cases of men
exposed for twenty days OF more in a
boat without food before they were
picked up at sen, some OF them sur
yived the process without having
TO the cannibal practices
commemorated by Lord Byron with
grim humour in his don juan
Were it possible TO believe that the
example set by MerIatti might be OF
use to castaways upon a raft, tossed
about without food tor many days and
nights on oceans boundless bosom,
there might be reason for looking
upon his strange experiences during
the last fifty days without distavour.
There is, however, no analogy be-
tween a man who fasts in a warm
and luxurious room and starving
sailors who are exposed TO all the
trying influences OF cold and weather.
Ifthe natural waste Of the body can
be arrested there is no reason why
n man should not live without food or
drink for abnormal periods. For one
instance, however, where a prolonged
fast can be established beyond Ques-
ton, there will be many adduced IN
which some fasting boy or girl has
laid claim to powers of abstinence
which will not bear investigation. In
1909 Ann Moore, the s~o-ca!led 'iast-
ing girl of Tutbur.," pretended to
have eaten or drunk nothing for
weeks together. Some gentlemen of
the neighbourhood took her at her
word, and shut her up in a room
where it was impossible for her to
, 1887-01-15
Fl FASTING MAN.
daily Telegraph Is Dec.(

Yesterday evening Merlattl, whose
name has figured so frequently during
the last seven weeks in the letters OF
GU Paris Correspondent, brought his
fifty days OF total abstinence tro'1
food to an end. There will be few,
if any, among the thousands OF per-
sons oil over the world engaged in
watching this strange experiment who
will fail TO be grati6ed at the an
nOuncement that Merlattl has not
fallen n victim 10 his self imposed
task. Reports have been frequent
during the last week that he had died
under the ordeal. He IS said 10 have
sustained grave internal pains, and
rushes of Blood to the head which
led to severe bleeding from the nose
Yesterday he took food for the first
time during seven weeks and a day
and was able to preside at the ban
quet given in honour of the compile
ton OF what is called by our Cores
pondent, his formidable feat" The
first question which suggests itself in
connection with this feat is, HAS
Merlatti taught any lessons which
can be Of benefit to mankind at large
by the task he has accomplished 7"
The vast majority of those who read
that he has lived for fifty days and
nights without eating, or drinking
anything except a little filtered water,
will be slow to believe that there is
otSome trick in the performance.
Our ancestors appear TO have had
firm faith in the possibility of long
p~rotracted fasts. 1t is mentioned in
Rymer's "Federa" that in the reign
of Edward III, q woman named
Cecilia Ridgway, who had been put
into Nottingham Gaol for numbering
her husband, lived there "mute and
abstinent from food or drink" for
forty days and nights. The King
regarded her immunity from the ordi-
nary laws of nnture IS miraculous,
and, "for the glory of God and the
blessed Virgin" was pleased to grant
her a pardon. In 1881, n Teviotdale
man, named John Scott, made pre-
tence that ~protracted fasting had no
terrors for him. Archbishop SpotIis.
wood relates that John Scots, ''having
succumbed in a plea at law, and
being unable to pay the fine to
which he was adjudged, took anc
tuary in the Abbey of !Holyrood
House, where ont of deep displeasure
he abstained from meat and drink for
the space of thirty or forty days
together: The King caused John
Scott to be- shut up in a private room
at Edinburgh Castle, whereunto 20
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07

Some time ago citizen living
below Prosperity had one Of his
horses, and We believe the only one.
taken from his stable in the night
time and shot. So :ac nothing has
been done to capture the guilty party
or parties The gentleman who lost
his horse is poor man and unable
to Offer reward.
This we consider s most heinous
ofense and s dsStardly snd cowsrdly
act and one that should be severely
dealt with. The maa who is low
enough to commit such dep-adstions
On property is not 100 good to take
life and perform the acts Of the mid
night assassin.
Now SIS we have said, the gentle
nan who had his horse thus killed is
poor nan and unable to spend a1y-
thing in the prosecution OF the case,
although nc is entitled, under the law.
to the protection OF his life and proper
ty and NE think the Governor o. this
State should offer s reward for the
detection Of the parties who are
guilty Of this ofenSe.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
Capt. Guards, S. c. P.
Columbis, S. c., July ,, 1887.
Another JuStifiable Homicide in
IaUrenS.
Special 10 Nsrs 7n.i Courier.

LAvRENS, S. c., July 4.-This
morning ST half:past s o',iock John
D. Sheahan met Rufus L. Bishop
near the east door of the Courthouse,
when Sheahsn drew his pistol and
shot FIVE OF six times in quick sue
cession st Bishop. who ran into the
clerks Office and fell. Bishop died
in Ave minutes. Immediately after
the shooting Sheahan surrendered
himself and his pistol TO L. a. Lang
sto., one of the town msrshals. The
deceased leaves . wife and three
children. There was large crowd
in town, and very grest regret st the
sad occurrence pervsdes the plsce.
On last Saturday evening Rufus l..
Bishop and John D. Sheaban had S
difficulty, Bishop using some very in
sulting language, saying among other
things that Sheshan was thief, &C.,
and had hired negro to burn out
Waterloo. The police arrested Bish-
op and the MISTER dropped. J. F.
Thompson says thst Bishop cursed
Sheahsn in his presence and said that
be would shoot his (Sheahan's) heart
ont. These th-eats were made known
TO Sheshan sud hence the shooting.
Dr.. Boozer, tie coroner for the county,
wss telegraphed for. He came up
snd enpsneiled sjurC Of Inquest.
who brought in verdict that the de-
ceased. Rufus L. Bishop, came 10 his
death from the effects Of 8 pistol shot
wound ST the hands OF John D. She's
hsn. Johnson i Richey aad Ball Il
VISITS have been retained as counsel
fo- the sccused and will st once ep-
ply for bail. The defence claims tbst
the shooting was justifab.e ard so
spe, KS public sentiment
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
THE OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAY AT
THE PENITENTIARY.
An Explanation from Capt. SliSh of
the Guards.

EDITOR HERALD AND News In
justice to the Superintendent of the
Penitentia-y, I feel it to be my duty, to
correct report that has been made to
and published in your paper Of the
3Oth ofJune, to the effect that convicts
are employed to ship wood and other
supplies to and from the State Farm
in Lexington County, and to do such
other labor as should not be done on
the Sabbath day, and that the citi-
zens of the Fork are opposed to said
proceedings, on sccount Of the i'm
moral effect on the young men Of
said neighborhood,
Now, Mr.. Editor, the facts are, snd
| write advisedly. that no wood or
other productions have ever been
shipped from the State Farm. or Sup
plies to it, except in cases of neces-
sity on the Sabbath day. During the
year 1885 and prior to that time, |
visited the farm occasionally on
Sunday in the State boat, and walked
las other moral men often do through
the farm from the landing to the
convict camp. On such occasions
such convicts and guard waited on
me, who preferred to 60 as a means
of recreation. Such orders as were
given on such occasions, we're always
strictly in accordance with my duty
as q mansger and penitentiary officer.
/ am chsrged with the discipline and
management Of the farm referred to,
and stand ready to prove that the
charge as published is ignorantly OF
maliciously incorrect.
For the year 1887, have been tur-
nished horse and have not used the
boat when visiting the farm. On
Sunday June 5th, 81 urgent demand
for farm labor WAS made by different
contractors, and it was found neces-
sa1y to take the male and replace
them by female convicts on the Lex,
ington farm, they were marched up
through the fork s distance Of three
miles on that day, quietly and with.
out offence to snybodv, when they
arrived at the Stockade | found it
necessary to clean out and fx up
their Quarters, so much work was
done no, more, IS was required for
health and comfort.
I have reason to believe that the
good people Of the Fork are friendly
as they always have been from my
youth up to me, and would be
psineG to know that I have been the
innocent cause Of introducing any
immoral principles into their neigh
borhood to the injury of their young
men, and I would be pleased if they
will show wherein any seton of mine
or my guard has had any contaminat-
ing effect upon their youth. Besides
the lands are posted and all persons
either young or old sre required to
stay way from said camp.
l have been employed at the pen
;tentiary something over eight years,
and SIS far SIS know. all immortality
has been discountenanced and men
employed and who have been recon-
mended by good citizens O: their
resnactiva counties
Yours truly,
". Il. SLIGi1,
Capt. Guards, S. C.P.
Columbis, S. c., July ,, 1887.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07

The survivors of the Philadelphia
brigade and of Pickets corps WHO op-
posed each other on the field OF bat
tie during the late civil war, met on
last Saturday On the old battlefield OF
Gettysburg, and enjoyed e reunion Of
good fel' wship. This looks as II
the war was over and these friendly
meetings will do much to make our
people North and South feel that this
is their common country and that its
future greatness depends upon q
unanimity Of sentiment and feeling
and all this with proper reverence
and remembrance Of the principles
for which our fathers fought.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07

and when one or TWO OF them declared.
u know vou all has ME and Kin shoot
me ii you want 20. there was encoHraS-
ing assurance from all around. I'VE
won't do that" Nobody wants to hurt
YOU" &c.
The final action taken was the same Is
that at Fairview, and a we'll pleased
and contented looking party OF negroes
it was as lis members mounted their
mules or horses or otherwise took their
wavs home. and the white Ten scattered
and rode along with or by them. There
was perfect good humOr al around.
But it was business. 100. Ant oISi-
ness means 4 good zeal in FAiTv;cW
when il is started.
The white people and black people
seemed 70 be perfectly satisfied ana
everybody is sure that there Will be I'D
more Hoover society in that country. DR..
knishS. who thought OF ordering car
load OF bromide anu giving eryb9dy =
dose. said last night the Thought he heed
for it was over.
The Greeuyille pilgrims boarded the
Up train. leaving rs tranquil and fair I
country as moonlight ever llSlleu so.lt.:.
and got here TO lind collection q col
ored preachers and other ciizens II TIE
depot. excited ty stories OF who.c>as"
slaughter in Fairview.
MC'CRAY GETS AWAY.
The LaurenS -4Ir:rti<:J' princS the
story that McCray. the Hoover organizer.
is q refugee from York. where ne was
implicated in the murder OF the little
Goode boy: that lie was recently a.
rested in Woodruff after l desperate
fight, during which he broke i man ;
arm. and that he was afterward lost
bv the party who had him - charge.
This is mistake. McCray belongs il
the Laurel Greek section OF this county.
and has lived here I long time. He was
near Simpsonville night before last. and
wrs aiterward seen on Z train going TO-
ward LaurenS. His brother Sherman
McCray, who organized the FairTiew
clubs, was here last night. He says ne
has stopped work as an organizer, but
will stay in town until that TACT becomes
known
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07

We publish on the first page OF this
psper lot Of interesting and en-
couraging information in regard to
our railroad. Also an interesting
editorial from the Nescs and Courier
on the advantages the road will be to
US, and good reasons pointing to its
early completion. All this is very
gratifying to our people who are very
much interested IN the early compile
ton Of the road.
Il would seem from this informs
ton that the work Of construction is
being vigorously pushed a.! along the
line s1d that there is plenty OF money
to keep up this work.
We ask those who doubt in regard
to this road to -ead Whist may be
found in this paper in regard 20 the
progress Of the work and the sbiiity
Of the compsnv to carry It on.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07

NJ! Bronson was Of New Eag.a1ti
descent. lie was born st Charlotte.
y. c.. November .. 1922. and re-
moved with his fathers family 20
Camden. S. c.. when Ae was vca.S
of age. After finishing his career -
school he entered the Office OF the
Camden J0nrAa! as al apprentice.
and there learned the ~. Of printing.
After completing his apprenticeship.
st the age of p, he was married 70
Joanna Ingram. CT Camden. lie
was connected with various rewspa-
per enterprises in different capacities
until 1852, when lie removed 20
Biackville and began the publication
ct that place Of the Barnwe!! Sentinel.
OF which be continued editor and pro
p7ietor until his death.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
jacob Sharp Growing Worse.

NEw YORK. July 5.-Jscob Sbs-p's
health hss been grsdUally growing
worse since ne hss been lodged N
Ludlow Street Jail TO await sentence
so- bribery. To-dsy his Illness hsd
increased 50 much that he wss unsble
TO leave his bed, and his friends hsve
become alarmed. Tomorrow will be
his 10Th birthdsy. His wife is in
constant stten6ance st his bedside.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

By Jacob B. Feller>. Probate Judge.
WHEREAS. John VI. kiuard. as &C. p.
hath made suit 70 me to grant him Let
terS OF Administration c'tr1 te&tament0
anner9 OF the estate and effects CT Henry
Lake. deceased.
These are, therefore, TO cite ard ad-
moni<h all ard singular tie kindred and
creditors OF tie said Henry Lake.
deceased. that they be and appear before
ME. in the Court Of Probate. to be held
al Newberrv Court House. on rue 2Gth
day OF July next. after pubiica-
ton hereof. ii II o'clock il the forenoon.
to show cause. il any they have. why the
said administration should not be grant
ed.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
June. Ammo Domni ISL.
J. B. FELLERS. J. p. y. c.
G-:G-Gt.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
a Crank.

ASHINGToN. July 2.-Tae police
have taken into custody Benedict h-eb$.
; craak, who IS under the impression
that the President has de;-audei him -
: vast sum OF money and who has been
1hereaCening to kill President Cleve,aaG
with shotgun when he attends church.
hrebS is held 81 the station fo- medical
examination OF his mental condition.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
Democratic Economy.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Thece was an
uaexpenGed balance OF nesr!y o,Q0l
in the appropriations io- fuel. light and
wacer and for the contingent expenses
OF public buildings under the treasury
department during the fiscal year Just
ended. and the money has been covered
into the treasury.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
THE EDITOR ABOUT.

The editor OF the HERALD AND
News has been about the county s
good deal il tae past few 0ayS and
it is his opinion thae the cotton and
corn crops s-e il fine condition sad
looking well. They are well worked,
look healthv snd sre growing nicely.
The farmers 81 feel hopeful and en-.
coursged and when the farmer feels
good all other callings sad pcotes-
sioas feel good with him for the sue
cess Of other business depends laCge-
y oa the success o. tie farmer.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
Most Excellent.

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lyons p:-- Sco-a. L2-:= Size so.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
For the HERALD AND News.
Commencement at Clinton


hospita5ie little town oi Clinton. 70 a.
tend the commencement exercises o:
Clinton College. As the exercises be-
gan Oh Tuesday and We arrived there on
Wednesday. We cannot give the frs, OF
the exercises. We lett New5e-rE st
3.25 and arrived At Clinton on time. ac-
companied by Messrs. A. c. Jones. v.
Il. Eddy and C. L. Blease. Mr.. Jones
was met at the depot by Z committee
and had = pleasant drive over town. and
was made the guest CT Nr. George Nc
Creary; Mr.. Eddy was the guest Q: Nr.
C. B. Adams: Mr. Blea$e ard tie writer
took ,heir abode AZ the 1-by House.
Seated al the same iaole 1t which our
editor SAT- one week ago. il the nero-&-
bic I.br House, At his request wc xii!
give. 10 the best OF Our ability. brief
report OF the exercises:
On Wednesday evening q large au.-
iance gathered az the OrptanaGe S=m:-
rarr 4: SIS. The exercises We're opened
with prayer bv the Rev. ". P. Jacobs
The music for the exercises was fur
nished BY the following io"r ladies'
throughout the week: Misses Florence
Jacobs. Irene Wallace. Neit;e Mi:iner
and Sallie Liddell. Mr. S. c. Byrd, the
orator OF the EuNosmian Society. was
then introduced by the preSiIenI-Suo-
iect: Act well your parI. there al
the honor lies The orators speech
would have done credit 20 IN old ans!
experiencedspeaker, and certainly would
have done any literary society Justice.
In ! few very appropriate remarks NJ.
4. C. Jones. OF Newberry. tie honorary
orator for the occasion. was then iHiE9-
duceG to the audience. Mr. JoatS. alter
thanking the society for the honor cor
ferred upon him. he'd his audience
spell-bound for nearly an hour. upon
the subject: The Future OF the SoUtn.~
This speech va: such as could os!E De
expected Q; our worthy toyuST.a2. We
could not DO the speech justice = the
space allowed Us. AID therefore -: g.
temp: to give 20 synopsis. We hope 70
sooa see it il priat. Af:sr great ap-
piause the audience was dismissed: with
the benediccion BY the Rev. II. L;:,.:c-.
THURSDAY at Il a. II. the exercises
were opened viii; beautiful auiap2-o-
pirate prayer bv the Rev. NJ. N!t;oc-.
Essay by the sweet girl s7".&ul;"."
Miss Moorer Adams: subi"cI. Learn %
labor AMI TO wait" Miss Adams &C
quilted herself remarkab.! well. both in
composition and reading. Alter IL: :s-
say. il q n;:e l:trIe talk Professor Saith
delivered TO the graduate her cecc;G>a-e
for proficiency in the college curriculum.
Our State Superintendent q E.;aca;;oa.
Col. J. b. Rice. was then Introduced %
and receive,l bv tie audience Wit! :oa-S
Of applause. Or space vi: noc 40"
Us to dwell On this address: a. Know
tie ability OF Col. Rice as 4 pubic o:;:-
tor. and are tanli,ilr VII, his s46:ec-.
We will only say that South Carolina
has the r;g;l- nan in It!a riGh- ..i-ee.
The exercises oi ;:.e ul07;.i::c T:ca
closed with he 5e"el!c:i0;: ;: a: Z -.
T 4 Martin.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
NEWBERRY, S. C,
THURSDAY, JULY !, 1887.

The State Board Of Agriculture
has decided to locate one of the ex-
perimen5al stations in Spartanburg
County and the other in Darlington
County.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
ghe Nemld and 0geW5
ELEERT II. AULL. EDITOR.

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months.
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